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发帖数: 4796 | 1 她在彩票上签名后跟律师联系发现本来可以通过牵一个trust的名字来匿名的。结果因
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$560M Powerball winner is suing to claim the money on her terms
A woman who won a $560 million Powerball jackpot in New Hampshire last month
has yet to collect her winnings.
She wants the money, of course. But first she wants a court order allowing
her to remain anonymous, shielded from the spotlight that tends to fall on
multimillionaires.
The woman, identified in court documents as Jane Doe, "deeply values her
privacy," her attorney wrote in a complaint filed last week in
Hillsborough Superior Court in Nashua.
"She is a long-time resident of New Hampshire and is an engaged
community member," wrote the attorney, Steven M. Gordon.
"She wishes to continue this work and the freedom to walk into a grocery
store or attend public events without being known or targeted as the winner
of a half-billion dollars."
Under state law, a lottery winner's name, town and prize amount are
public information. All but six states require lotto winners to come forward
publicly.
In the complaint, Jane Doe is quoted as saying she made a "huge mistake&
#34; by putting her signature on the lucky ticket without first consulting
with a lawyer. She believed she was required to sign it based on state
lottery commission instructions.
After she got in touch with a lawyer, she learned she could have protected
her privacy by instead jotting down the name of a trust.
Related: Can you spare a million? Why it pays to stay anonymous after lotto
win.
Gordon asked the commission if his client could "white out" her name
in front of lotto officials and replace it with the name of a trust. But he
was told any change would invalidate the ticket.
In a statement to The Associated Press, the lottery commission in the "
Live Free or Die" state said it understood where Jane Doe was coming
from — but rules are rules.
"While we respect this player's desire to remain anonymous, state
statutes and lottery rules clearly dictate protocols," said Charlie
McIntyre, the New Hampshire lottery's executive director.
Lottery officials have argued that identifying winners is crucial for
preserving the integrity of the game.
Jane Doe "intends to contribute a portion of her winnings to a
charitable foundation, so that they may do good in the world," Gordon
wrote in the complaint.
"She wishes to be a silent witness to these good works, far from the
glare and misfortune that has often fallen upon other lottery winners."
Past winners have devised creative ways to skirt the spotlight even when
they have to be identified. At news conferences, some have chosen to block
their faces with oversized checks or attempted to disguise themselves.
"Everyone's different. Some people will enjoy this five minutes in
the spotlight," Jason Kurland, an attorney for three Connecticut wealth
managers who split a $245 million Powerball prize in 2011, previously told
NBC News.
"But a lot of times, winners come to me and they're petrified,"
Kurland said. "They don't know how to protect themselves from other
people with their hands out." (Long-lost relatives and thieves alike.)
Mike Wittkowski, a lottery winner who scored $40 million in 1984, previously
told NBC News he wishes he had the chance to stay anonymous.
"It's so much better for your privacy and everything else,"
Wittkowski said. "You get every crazy contacting you." |
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